solve : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: solve	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for solve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
solve v find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" Synonym(s): solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x" Synonym(s): resolve, solve settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt" Synonym(s): clear, solve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solve \Solve\, n. A solution; an explanation. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solve \Solve\ (s[ocr]lv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solved} (s[ocr]lvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Solving}.] [L. solvere, solutum; from a prefix so- expressing separation (cf. {Sober}) + luere to loosen; cf. OF. soldre, soudre. See {Loose}, and cf. {Absolve}.] To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem. True piety would effectually solve such scruples. --South. God shall solve the dark decrees of fate. --Tickell. Syn: To explain; resolve; unfold; clear up.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Solve Parallel object-oriented language. "Message Pattern Specifications: A New Technique for Handling Errors in Parallel Object- Oriented Systems", J.A. Purchase et al, SIGPLAN Notices 25(10):116-125 (OOPSLA/ECOOP '90) (Oct 1990).